Denis Pagan and his family — mother Betty, father Leslie and younger brother Larry — outside their Station St home. Picture: Michael Klein

The block was occupied by a weatherboard house that was home to the Pagan family for decades, but had fallen into disrepair after being left vacant for about 10 years.

The developer restored and extended the weatherboard and listed it for sale as 140 Station St in October. The three-bedroom pad passed in at $2.125 million at auction last month and remains for sale with a $2.2 million asking price.

One of them also features a rooftop terrace, while the other has a mezzanine level for further living space.

“They’re both virtually triple-level,” he said.

Pagan’s father Leslie initially rented the weatherboard in 1944. Leslie and his wife Betty bought it in the early ‘60s for about 1200 pounds and lived there until she died.

The townhouses feature two bedrooms and courtyards.

Pagan lived at the house until he married at 26 and said his AFL/VFL career as a player for North Melbourne and South Melbourne and coach of North Melbourne and Carlton began with him kicking the Sherrin on Station St.

The North Melbourne Team of the Century coach’s relatives had lived on Station St since the mid-1920s.

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